Forcing field on certain status

Question

Hello everyone,

So I  added a validator to my transition "complete" so that a FixVersion/s is required once an issue is Done.

Once the issue is DONE though I'm still able to edit the fixVersion and remove it. How can I still force fixVersion to be a required field once status is DONE. People should be able to change it but not leave it EMPTY.

Julian Davchev_k86lkr · Answer

Is link wrong or just JIRA is down right now? I get error with this link.

Joe Pitt · Answer

If you use 'Done' to indicate the issue is closed/completed, you can use the workflow property to set the issue so it can't be edited.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver071/workflow-properties-802592825.html

Steven F Behnke · Answer

You need to reset part of how you think Jira works.

If people can edit the field freely, that means YOU'VE given them Edit Permissions over the field. There are no further Edit Permissions, so you have no further options. By granting that user Edit Issue Permissions and also including the Fix Version/s field on the Edit Operation Screen, you've granted them full rights to edit that field.

The only solution is to create a plugin, buy a plugin (scriptrunner, field-level security, etc), OR remove the field from the Edit Screen and only allow editing through Workflow Transition's with screens.